Saatchi & Saatchi

Manager, Data Operations

Saatchi & Saatchi • $88K — $141K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of analytics experience in advertising, consulting, or ad tech
  • Proven team management skills
  • Bachelor's degree; advanced degree preferred
  • Detail-oriented with strong critical thinking abilities
  • Excellent verbal and written communicator
  • Passion for digital marketing and eagerness to learn
  • Proficient in SQL and data visualization tools like Tableau and PowerBI
  • Experience with Alteryx is essential
  • Familiarity with digital data technologies (e.g., Google Analytics)
  • Knowledge of Python and/or R is advantageous
  • Experience with Google Cloud and AWS is beneficial
  • Adaptable to fast-paced, deadline-driven environments
  • Familiarity with generative AI tools is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of Data Ops Analysts and Senior Analysts
  • Guide data engineering efforts to ensure high data quality
  • Review and assist with SQL scripts and dataflows in Alteryx or Google Dataprep
  • Oversee design and execution of data quality checks across marketing systems
  • Manage data governance and reporting processes
  • Ensure adherence to taxonomy governance by key stakeholders
  • Act as a data process expert, identifying improvement opportunities
  • Promote data-informed decision-making culture
  • Document processes and improve best practices in data management
  • Coach junior team members to enhance skills
  • Collaborate with project managers on effective project plans
  • Work with data teams to advise on data visualization
  • Shape the technology strategy for data management

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Disability support
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Parental leave and family care assistance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Flexible time off policies
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Leading a team of Data Ops Analysts and Senior Analysts through their day to day responsibilities, ensuring their growth as they progress through their career.
  • Where applicable, guiding the data engineering team to ensure high data quality as they design, build, and maintain critical data pipelines
  • Reviewing and assisting analysts with SQL scripts and dataflows in data wrangling tools like Alteryx or Google Dataprep
  • Overseeing the design and execution of data quality checks and remediation of data quality across marketing data systems while ensuring full understanding of client deliverables
  • Maintaining ongoing management and stewardship of data governance, processing, and reporting
  • Overseeing taxonomy governance and ensure all key media and site stakeholders are following proper taxonomy additions and application
  • Serving as a knowledge expert for media and site data processes and identifying areas of improvement to ensure appropriate turnaround times and data quality standards are being met
  • Evaluating opportunities for simplification and/or automation for media and site data processes
  • Influencing teams towards data-informed decision-making and analytical thinking
  • Promoting a culture of process documentation
  • Providing guidance on process improvements and best practices for data management
  • Coaching junior team members
  • Assisting project managers and key project stakeholders in creating effective and achievable project plans
  • Working closely with other Data and Analysis teams, providing recommendations and direction on visualization of our data
  • Playing a key role in defining the technology strategy for data management
  • Empowering your team to live the Digitas values to be open, bold, and curious

Qualifications

We're looking for strong, impactful experience, which typically includes
  • 5-7 years of applicable experience in analytics with an advertising agency, management consulting company, or ad tech company
  • Experience managing a team
  • A four-year college degree; advanced degree is a plus
  • Strong attention to detail, critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Passion for digital marketing, eagerness to learn in a constantly changing space, and a natural curiosity
  • Proficient with SQL and data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau, PowerBI, Google Data Studio)
  • Experience with tools like Alteryx a must
  • Knowledge of digital data technologies (Google Analytics, Google Marketing Platforms, etc.)
  • Knowledge and experience with Python and/or R a plus
  • Experience working with Google Cloud and AWS a plus
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
  • Familiarity with prompt-based interaction and commonly used generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Google Gemini, DALL• E, Midjourney) is a plus, especially for tasks like ideation, research, or content generation.


Got the sparkle? Apply if you believe your unique skills are a fit.

Additional information

Our Publicis Groupe motto "Viva La Différence" means we're better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

Compensation Range: USD $88,540.00 - USD $141,687.00/Annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 11/15/2026.

About Saatchi & Saatchi

Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising agency headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in London in 1970 by brothers Maurice and Charles Saatchi and is now part of the Publicis Groupe, a French multinational advertising and public relations company. Saatchi & Saatchi has over 6,000 employees in 114 countries and provides a range of advertising and marketing services to clients in various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, financial services, and telecommunications. The company is known for its creative and innovative advertising campaigns, including the iconic 'Nothing is Impossible' campaign for Toyota. Saatchi & Saatchi has won numerous awards for its work, including Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies.
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